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Scholarship Information

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Kyle W. Kiihnl $1000 Scholarship


The Kyle W. Kiihnl Memorial Foundation offers a $1000 college scholarship to a graduating senior with plans to attend a university or trade school.


Exceeding Expectations $2,500 Scholarship

The Houston High School Wrestling Booster Club initiated a memorial scholarship fund in Kyle’s name to be given to the wrestler at Houston High School that “exceeded expectations”. Those were the words Head Coach Walt Holmes used to describe Kyle at the wrestling banquet just one month prior to Kyle’s death.

In 2009, the Foundation continued the tradition of presenting the Kyle W. Kiihnl Exceeding Expectations Scholarship for Houston High School Wrestlers. Each recipient has exceeded expectations through his hard work, determination, commitment and focus on academics.  


Since 2003, the Kyle W. Kiihnl Memorial Foundation has given more than 19 college scholarships to local high school seniors including our yearly Exceeding Expectations scholarship.

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2020 Scholarship Recipients

Miles Dirmann, 2021 Exceeding Expectations Honoree

This year's Exceeding Expectations Scholarship honoree is Miles Dirmann. 

Pictured: Miles and his parents Tiffany and David Dirmann. This scholarship is awarded to the senior wrestler at Houston High School, Germantown, that exhibits qualities similar to Kyle's.  These qualities include exceptional grades, quality character and outstanding effort in all that he undertakes. Congratulations Miles for Exceeding Expectations 

Hannah DeWeese, 2021 Scholarship Recipient

 Congratulations to Hannah DeWeese!
Drowsy driving, an often overlooked impairment of up to 83 million fatigued

drivers on the road daily, is becoming the newest epidemic among our younger

generations. Drowsy driving, caused typically by a lack of sleep, is often habitual and due to poor sleep habits or more serious health issues.

One of these uncontrollable issues preventing a large amount of the population from getting the sleep they deserve is the rising number of documented sleeping disorders.


Continue reading Hannah's Essay

Previous REcipients

Kyle Kiihnl Scholarship:

  • 2021 Hannah DeWeese, Franklin High School
  • 2021 McKenzie Cotton, Houston High School
  • 2020 Rithika Tummala, Ravenwood High School, Brentwood, TN
  • 2019 Kennedy Nichols, Cheatham Co. Central High School,  Ashland City, TN
  • 2018 Alexander Buckley, Houston High School, Germantown TN
  • 2017 Olivia Grace Sistrunk, Houston High School, Germantown, TN
  • 2016 Henry Stratton, Memphis University School, Memphis, TN

KYLE W. KIIHNL "EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS" SCHOLARSHIP

  • 2021 Miles Dirmann
  • 2020 Cade Young
  • 2019 Tanner Spiecha
  • 2018 Zach Holtz
  • 2017 Justin Branham
  • 2016 Brian Ensell
  • 2015 Justin Jones
  • 2014 Alaa Shihadeh
  • 2014 Wyatt Beall
  • 2013 Dalton Downing
  • 2012 Joseph Honan
  • 2011 Justen Wright
  • 2010 Nick Beegle
  • 2009 Alan Matthews
  • 2008 Max Sides
  • 2007 Ryan Schmidt
  • 2006 Ben Smith
  • 2005 Luke Borneman
  • 2004 Drew Fryman
  • 2003 Mike Mower

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